Apparatus for peeling potatoes and the like



G. W. GREGORY. APPARATUS FOR FEELING POTATOES AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED 050.21. 1921.

1,430,898., PatentedOct. 3, 1922.

Patented Unit. 3, 1922..

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APPARATUS FOR FEELING POTATOES AND THE LIKE.

Application filed. December 27, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE lVRIcHT GREG- ORY, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at 128 Putney Bridge. Road, Putney, London, 83V, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Apparatus for Peeling Potatoes and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for peeling potatoes and the like. My invention has for its object to provide a simple, cheap and efiicient apparatus which will carry out the functions named. The parts of the apparatus according to my present invention consists of an ordinary wooden handle, a piece of ordinary sheet metal provided with an aperture and so formed as to hold a blade. A safety razor blade may be employed which is split in two, longitudinally with the cutting edge of the blade slightly protruding through the slit in the sheet metal.

In order that my invention may be fully understood. 1 have appended a sheet of draw ings in which :Figure 1 shews a front view of the'peeler. Figure 2 shews a view of the other side thereof, whilst Figure 3 shows an enlarged section on line l2 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, a is a wooden handle. Z) is the sheet metal holder which is formed at the top end with a scoop for removing eyes from, say potatoes. 0 is a slit cut in the sheet metal. (Z is an'inturned portion, that is to say, a portion curled in,

Serial No. 525,163.

6 is a portion of the sheet metal 7) turned inwardly for the purpose of gripping the blade g is a portion of the sheet metal formed spherical for the purpose of it being secured to the handle a by means of the screws It will be observed that the holder 6 has its body portion curved inward towards the clamping flange 6 so as to permit the removable blade f to eiiectively peel vegetables or fruits of any irregular formation. lVhile the. blade f shown in the present disclosure is provided with a double cutting edge, it will be understood that a single edge blade can be as effectively employed with this device.

The section Figure 3, more clearly shews the construction of the portion F), turned in portion (Z, turned over portion 6, blade 7 and the slot 0 in the holder.

Claim:

A paring knife of tie class described comprising a. body having one of its sides bent inward to form a clamping flange and its opposite side inturned to provide a curled portion, said body being curved in concave relation to the clamping flange to effectively permit the peeling of vegetables of irregular formation, a longitudinal slot in said body, and a blade adapted to be removably secured to the body by said clamping flange having one of its edges projecting through said slot for the purpose specified.

GEORGE \VRIGHT GREGORY. 

